China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited — AGM Information 2016

Dec 19, 2016

THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

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China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited 中國楓葉教育集團有限公司[*]

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 1317)

PROPOSED RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS AND

PROPOSED RENEWAL OF GENERAL MANDATES TO REPURCHASE SHARES AND TO ISSUE NEW SHARES AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

A notice convening the Annual General Meeting of China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited to be held at Falcon Room I, Basement, Gloucester Luk Kwok Hong Kong, 72 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on Monday, 23 January 2017 at 9:30 a.m. is set out on pages 15 to 18 of this circular. A form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting is also enclosed. Such form of proxy is also published on the websites of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (http://www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (http://www.mapleleaf.cn).

Whether or not you are able to attend the Annual General Meeting, please complete and sign the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the Company’s share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong as soon as possible but in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude shareholders from attending and voting in person at the Annual General Meeting if they so wish.

• For identification purposes only

20 December 2016

CONTENTS

	Page
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	1
Letter from the Board
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
2. Proposed Re-election of Retiring Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
3. Proposed Renewal of General Mandate to Repurchase Shares . . . . . . . . .	5
4. Proposed Renewal of General Mandate to Issue Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
5. Annual General Meeting and Proxy Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
6. Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7
Appendix I – Details of the Retiring Directors Proposed to be
Re-elected at the Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	8
Appendix II – Explanatory Statement on the Share Repurchase Mandate . .	12
Notice of Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	15

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DEFINITIONS

In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the following meanings:

• “Annual General Meeting”

an annual general meeting of the Company to be held at Falcon Room I, Basement, Gloucester Luk Kwok Hong Kong, 72 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on Monday, 23 January 2017 at 9:30 a.m., to consider and, if appropriate, to approve the resolutions contained in the notice of the meeting which is set out on pages 15 to 18 of this circular, or any adjournment thereof

• “Articles of Association”

• the articles of association of the Company currently in force

• “Board” the board of Directors

• “Company”

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited (中國楓 葉教育集團有限公司*), a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, the Shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange

• “Director(s)” the director(s) of the Company

• “Group”

the Company and its subsidiaries from time to time or, where the context so requires, in respect of the period prior to our Company becoming the holding company of its present subsidiaries, such subsidiaries as if they were subsidiaries of our Company at the relevant time

• “HK$”

Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong

• “Hong Kong”

the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

• “Issuance Mandate”

a general mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors to allot, issue or deal with additional Shares of not exceeding 20% of the number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing of proposed ordinary resolution contained in item 6 of the notice of the Annual General Meeting as set out on pages 15 to 18 of this circular

* For identification purposes only

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DEFINITIONS

• “Latest Practicable Date”

• 14 December 2016, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this circular for ascertaining certain information in this circular

• “Listing Date”

• 28 November 2014, on which the Shares are listed and on which dealings in the Shares are first permitted to take place on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange

• “Listing Rules”

• the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange

• “PRC” the People’s Republic of China

• “Pre-IPO Share Option Scheme” The share option scheme approved and adopted by the Company on 1 April 2008

• “SFO” the Securities and Futures Ordinance, Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong

• “Share(s)”

• ordinary share(s) of US$0.001 each in the issued capital of the Company or if there has been a subsequent sub-division, consolidation, reclassification or reconstruction of the share capital of the Company, shares forming part of the ordinary equity share capital of the Company

• “Share Repurchase Mandate”

• a general mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors to repurchase Shares on the Stock Exchange of not exceeding 10% of the number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing of proposed ordinary resolution contained in item 5 of the notice of the Annual General Meeting as set out on pages 15 to 18 of this circular

• “Shareholder(s)” holder(s) of Share(s)

• “Sherman Investment”

• Sherman Investment Holdings Limited, a company incorporated under the Laws of the British Virgin Islands on 13 April 2007 and wholly-owned by Mr. Shu Liang Sherman Jen

• “Stock Exchange”

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

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DEFINITIONS

“Takeovers Code” The Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buybacks issued by the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong as amended from time to time “US$” United States dollars, the lawful currency of the United States

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

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China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited 中國楓葉教育集團有限公司[*]

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 1317)

Executive Directors: Shu Liang Sherman Jen (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) Jingxia Zhang James William Beeke

Registered Office: Maples Corporate Services Limited P.O. Box 309, Ugland House Grand Cayman, KY1-1104 Cayman Islands

Non-Executive Director: Howard Robert Balloch

Independent Non-Executive Directors:

Peter Humphrey Owen Chak Kei Jack Wong Lap Tat Arthur Wong

Head Office: Maple Leaf Educational Park 6 Central Street Jinshitan National Tourist Area Dalian, Liaoning Province 116650 China

Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong: Room 1302,13/F., Tai Tung Building 8 Fleming Road, Wanchai Hong Kong

20 December 2016

To the Shareholders

Dear Sir or Madam,

PROPOSED RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED RENEWAL OF GENERAL MANDATES TO REPURCHASE SHARES AND TO ISSUE NEW SHARES AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

1. INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this circular is to provide the Shareholders with information in respect of certain resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 23 January 2017.

• For identification purposes only

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

2. PROPOSED RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS

In accordance with Article 16.18 of the Articles of Association, Ms. Jingxia Zhang, Mr. James William Beeke and Mr. Howard Robert Balloch will retire by rotation at the Annual General Meeting and, being eligible, have offered themselves for re-election.

In accordance with the terms of reference of the nomination and corporate governance committee of the Company (the “ Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee ”), the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee has evaluated the contribution of each of the retiring Directors, namely Ms. Jingxia Zhang, Mr. James William Beeke and Mr. Howard Robert Balloch during the last financial year of the Company and the period thereafter up to the date of evaluation.

The Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee is of the opinion that each of Ms. Jingxia Zhang, Mr. James William Beeke and Mr. Howard Robert Balloch has provided invaluable advice to the Board.

Accordingly, the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee recommended to the Board to propose to re-elect Ms. Jingxia Zhang and Mr. James William Beeke as executive Directors and Mr. Howard Robert Balloch as non-executive Director.

Details of the retiring Directors, as required to be disclosed pursuant to rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules, are set out in Appendix I to this circular for the Shareholders’ consideration.

3. PROPOSED RENEWAL OF GENERAL MANDATE TO REPURCHASE SHARES

At the annual general meeting of the Company held on 22 January 2016 (the “ 2016 AGM ”), a general unconditional mandate was granted to the Directors to exercise all powers of the Company to repurchase Shares. Such mandate will lapse at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. In order to give the Company the flexibility to repurchase Shares where appropriate, an ordinary resolution will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting to approve the renewal of the Share Repurchase Mandate to the Directors to repurchase Shares on the Stock Exchange of not exceeding 10% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date of the passing of the relevant resolution. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the number of Shares in issue was 1,360,750,671. Subject to the passing of the proposed ordinary resolution approving the Share Repurchase Mandate and assuming that no further Shares will be issued or repurchased following the Latest Practicable Date and prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting, the maximum number of Shares which may be purchased pursuant to the Share Repurchase Mandate as at the date of passing the relevant resolution will be 136,075,067 Shares. The Directors wish to state that they have no immediate plan to repurchase any Shares pursuant to the Share Repurchase Mandate.

An explanatory statement required by the Listing Rules to provide the Shareholders with requisite information reasonably necessary for them to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the renewal of the Share Repurchase Mandate is set out in Appendix II to this circular.

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

4. PROPOSED RENEWAL OF GENERAL MANDATE TO ISSUE SHARES

At the 2016 AGM, a general unconditional mandate was granted to the Directors to allot, issue and deal with Shares. Such mandate will lapse at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. In order to give the Company the flexibility to issue Shares where appropriate, an ordinary resolution will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting to approve the renewal of the Issuance Mandate to the Directors to allot, issue or deal with additional Shares not exceeding 20% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date of the passing of the relevant resolution. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the number of Shares in issue was 1,360,750,671. Subject to the passing of the proposed ordinary resolution approving the Issuance Mandate and assuming that no further Shares will be issued or repurchased following the Latest Practicable Date and prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting, the Directors will be authorized to issue a maximum of 272,150,134 Shares under the Issuance Mandate. An ordinary resolution to extend the Issuance Mandate by adding the aggregate number of Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Share Repurchase Mandate will also be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.

The Directors wish to state that they have no immediate plan to issue any new Shares pursuant to the Issuance Mandate.

5. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND PROXY ARRANGEMENT

The notice of the Annual General Meeting is set out on pages 15 to 18 of this circular.

Pursuant to the Listing Rules and the Articles of Association, any vote of Shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll except where the chairman of such meeting, in good faith, decides to allow a resolution relating purely to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands pursuant to the Listing Rules. An announcement on the poll vote results will be published by the Company after the Annual General Meeting in the manner prescribed under the Listing Rules.

A form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting is enclosed with this circular and such form of proxy is also published on the websites of the Stock Exchange (http://www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (http://www.mapleleaf.cn). To be valid, the form of proxy must be completed and signed in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and deposited, together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a certified copy of that power of attorney or authority at the Company’s share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong as soon as possible but in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and delivery of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the Annual General Meeting if you so wish.

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

6. RECOMMENDATION

The Directors consider that the proposed re-election of retiring Directors and renewal of the Share Repurchase Mandate and Issuance Mandate are in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders. Accordingly, the Directors recommend the Shareholders to vote in favour of the relevant resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.

Yours faithfully,

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited Shu Liang Sherman Jen

Chairman and Executive Director

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APPENDIX I DETAILS OF THE RETIRING DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The following are details of the Directors who will retire and being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the Annual General Meeting.

(1) Ms. Jingxia Zhang (張景霞)

Ms. Jingxia Zhang (“ Ms. Zhang ”), aged 59, is the chief financial officer of the Company and was appointed as an executive Director in June 2014. Ms. Zhang is primarily responsible for the overall management and financial operations of our schools. Ms. Zhang is one of the key members of the management team of our Company and has made important contributions to our Group.

Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Zhang was the director of finance of Jilin Province Dunhua City Pharmaceutical Factory, a Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturer, where Ms. Zhang was responsible for managing its accounts and financial operations.

Ms. Zhang received a Financial Accounting diploma by distance learning from Jilin Accounting School, PRC in July 1991.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, Ms. Zhang was interested in 1,754,566 Shares and had interest in the share options granted by the Company pursuant to the Pre-IPO Share Option Scheme to subscribe for 1,007 Shares.

Ms. Zhang has signed a three-year executive director service agreement with the Company commencing on the Listing Date. She is also subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at the annual general meetings of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association.

Ms. Zhang receives an annual remuneration of HK$1,500,000 (excluding any discretionary bonuses) as per the executive director service agreement, which has been determined on the basis of her experience and contributions to the Group.

Save as disclosed above, Ms. Zhang (i) does not hold any other position with any members of the Group, (ii) is not related to any Director, senior management, substantial shareholder or controlling shareholder of the Company or other members of the Group, (iii) is not interested in other Shares within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO and, (iv) did not hold any directorships in other listed public companies in the last three years.

Save for the information disclosed above, there is no information which is discloseable nor is Ms. Zhang involved in any of the matters required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements under Rules 13.51(2)(h) to 13.51(2)(v) of the Listing Rules and there are no other matters concerning Ms. Zhang that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.

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DETAILS OF THE RETIRING DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

APPENDIX I

(2) Mr. James William Beeke

Mr. James William Beeke (“ Mr. Beeke ”), aged 66, was appointed as Director in April 2014 and executive Director in June 2014. He is also the vice president of the Company and superintendent of global education (other than PRC) of the Group. Mr. Beeke previously served as the vice chairman of the Board and the superintendent of the British Columbia program of the Group from 2005 to 2009 and rejoined as the superintendent of British Columbia program of the Group in 2014. Mr. Beeke is primarily responsible for overseeing the operation of the British Columbia program and our schools.

Prior to joining our Group, Mr. Beeke was employed by the British Columbia provincial government as deputy inspector, and later, inspector for the Ministry of Education of the British Columbia provincial government between 1996 to 1998 and between 1998 to 2005, respectively. As inspector, he was responsible for the inspection, certification and funding of all independent schools in the province, and developed and directed British Columbia’s Offshore School Certification Program. Since September 2009, he has been president of Signum International Educational Services, Inc., a company which provides educational consultant services to schools in Canada and internationally, where he was responsible for assisting schools with board governance and strategic development planning, performing school reviews, conducting principal evaluations and providing analysis and comparisons of provincial curricula.

Mr. Beeke received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree from Western Michigan University in Michigan, United States, in December 1971 and August 1973, respectively. He received the Certificate of Qualification from the British Columbia Teachers in June 1991, Certificate of Recognition from the British Columbia Minister of Education in 1991, Certificates of Recognition from the Chinese Consulate (Vancouver, Canada) and from British Columbia Ministry of Education in June 2005 and Certificate of Honorary Award from Liaoning Provincial Government of PRC in 2006.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Beeke was interested in 720,237 Shares and had interest in the share options granted by the Company pursuant to the Pre-IPO Share Option Scheme to subscribe for 671 Shares.

Mr. Beeke has signed a three-year executive director service agreement with the Company commencing on the Listing Date. He is also subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at the annual general meetings of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association.

Mr. Beeke receives an annual remuneration of HK$1,800,000 (excluding any discretionary bonuses) as per the executive director service agreement, which has been determined on the basis of his experience and contributions to the Group.

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APPENDIX I DETAILS OF THE RETIRING DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Beeke (i) does not hold any other position with any members of the Group, (ii) is not related to any Director, senior management, substantial shareholder or controlling shareholder of the Company or other members of the Group, (iii) is not interested in other Shares within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO and, (iv) did not hold any directorships in other listed public companies in the last three years.

Save for the information disclosed above, there is no information which is discloseable nor is Mr. Beeke involved in any of the matters required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements under Rules 13.51(2)(h) to 13.51(2)(v) of the Listing Rules and there are no other matters concerning Mr. Beeke that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.

(3) Mr. Howard Robert Balloch

Mr. Howard Robert Balloch (“ Mr. Balloch ”), aged 65, was appointed as a non-executive Director and a member of remuneration committee of the Company in June and November 2014 respectively and is responsible for supervising the overall management and strategic planning of the Group. Mr. Balloch has been a Director since 12 March 2008.

Mr. Balloch is a retired Canadian diplomat. Prior to joining our Group, he served as Canadian ambassador to the PRC and Mongolia from April 1996 to July 2001, and to the democratic people’s Republic of Korea from March 2000 to July 2001. Subsequently, he served as the president and chief executive officer of the Canada China Business Council, a private, non-profit business association that facilitates and promotes trade and investment between Canada and China, from 2001 to 2006, and subsequently as its vice chairman. Mr. Balloch founded and served as president and Chairman of the Balloch Group from 2001 to 2011, a boutique investment bank that advised domestic and multinational corporations in China. The Balloch Group was acquired in 2011 by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., a Canadian company listed on both the Toronto Stock exchange (“ TSX ”) (stock code: CF) and the London Stock exchange (stock code: CF). Mr. Balloch served as Chairman of Canaccord Genuity Asia, the Asian subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from 2011 to 2013. From January 2002 to January 2015, he served as a director of Ivanhoe energy Inc., a company involved in heavy oil exploration and production technology and listed on the TSX (stock code: IE) and NASDAQ (stock code: IVAN) until it was delisted in March 2015. Mr. Balloch has also served as the director of several companies outside the Group. He has been a director of Methanex Corp. Since December 2004, a company listed on both the TSX (stock code: MX) and NASDAQ (stock code: MEOH), which is engaged in the supply, distribution and marketing of methanol to major international markets. He has also served as a director of Sinopec Canada, a non-public subsidiary of Sinopec international petroleum exploration and production Corporation, since April 2014.

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APPENDIX I DETAILS OF THE RETIRING DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Mr. Balloch received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree from McGill University, Canada in June 1973 and June 1974, respectively.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Balloch was interested in 5,352,493 Shares of which 4,251,822 Shares were held by Balloch Investment Holdings Limited (“ Balloch Investment ”), a company which is owned as to 50% by each of Mr. Balloch and his spouse. Accordingly, Mr. Balloch is deemed to be interested in all the Shares held by Balloch Investment.

Mr. Balloch has signed a three-year non-executive director appointment letter with the Company commencing on the Listing Date. He is also subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at the annual general meetings of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association.

Mr. Balloch receives a basic fee of HK$360,000 as per the appointment letter, which has been determined on the basis of his experience and contributions to the Group.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Balloch (i) does not hold any other position with any members of the Group, (ii) is not related to any Director, senior management, substantial shareholder or controlling shareholder of the Company or other members of the Group, (iii) is not interested in other Shares within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO and, (iv) did not hold any directorships in other listed public companies in the last three years.

Save as disclosed above, there is no information which is discloseable nor is Mr. Balloch involved in any of the matters required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements under Rules 13.51(2)(h) to 13.51(2)(v) of the Listing Rules and there are no other matters concerning Mr. Balloch that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.

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APPENDIX II EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE SHARE REPURCHASE MANDATE

The following is an explanatory statement required by the Listing Rules to provide the Shareholders with requisite information reasonably necessary for them to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the ordinary resolution to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting in relation to the granting of the Share Repurchase Mandate.

1. SHARE CAPITAL

As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued share capital of the Company comprised 1,360,750,671 Shares. Subject to the passing of the ordinary resolution set out in item 5 of the notice of the Annual General Meeting in respect of the granting of the Share Repurchase Mandate and on the basis that no further Shares will be issued or repurchased after the Latest Practicable Date and up to the date of Annual General Meeting, i.e. being 1,360,750,671 Shares, the Directors would be authorized under the Share Repurchase Mandate to repurchase, during the period in which the Share Repurchase Mandate remains in force, a maximum of 136,075,067 Shares, representing 10% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date of the resolution granting the Share Repurchase Mandate.

2. REASONS FOR SHARE REPURCHASE

The Directors believe that the granting of the Share Repurchase Mandate is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.

Repurchases of Shares may, depending on the market conditions and funding arrangements at the time, lead to an enhancement of the net asset value per Share and/or earnings per Share and will only be made when the Directors believe that such a repurchase will benefit the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.

3. FUNDING OF REPURCHASE

In repurchasing Shares, the Company may only apply funds legally available for such purpose in accordance with its Articles of Association, the laws of the Cayman Islands and/or any other applicable laws, as the case may be.

4. IMPACT OF REPURCHASE

There might be a material adverse impact on the working capital or gearing position of the Company (as compared with the position disclosed in the audited accounts contained in the annual report of the Company for the year ended 31 August 2016) in the event that the Share Repurchase Mandate was to be carried out in full at any time during the proposed repurchase period. However, the Directors do not intend to exercise the Share Repurchase Mandate to such extent as would, in the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the working capital requirements of the Company or the gearing levels which in the opinion of the Directors are from time to time appropriate for the Company.

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APPENDIX II EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE SHARE REPURCHASE MANDATE

5. MARKET PRICES OF SHARES

The highest and lowest prices per Share at which the Shares were traded on the Stock Exchange during each of the previous twelve months up to the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:

	Per Share
Month	Highest	Lowest
	(HK$)	(HK$)
December 2015	3.95	2.96
January 2016	3.90	3.11
February 2016	4.64	3.54
March 2016	5.02	4.15
April 2016	6.32	4.75
May 2016	7.22	5.52
June 2016	7.12	6.18
July 2016	8.64	6.41
August 2016	6.74	5.03
September 2016	7.45	5.60
October 2016	7.42	5.20
November 2016	5.94	4.11
December 2016 (up to the Latest Practicable Date)	5.42	4.90

6. GENERAL

To the best of the knowledge of the Directors having made all reasonable enquiries, none of the Directors nor any of their respective close associates (as defined in the Listing Rules) have any present intention to sell any Shares to the Company in the event that the granting of the Share Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders.

The Company has not been notified by any core connected persons (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company that they have a present intention to sell any Shares to the Company, or that they have undertaken not to sell any Shares held by them to the Company in the event that the granting of the Share Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders.

The Directors have undertaken to the Stock Exchange to exercise the power of the Company to make repurchases of Shares pursuant to the Share Repurchase Mandate in accordance with the Listing Rules and the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands.

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APPENDIX II EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE SHARE REPURCHASE MANDATE

7. TAKEOVERS CODE

If as a result of a repurchase of Shares pursuant to the Share Repurchase Mandate, a Shareholder’s proportionate interest in the voting rights of the Company increases, such increase will be treated as an acquisition of voting rights for the purposes of the Takeovers Code. Accordingly, a Shareholder or a group of Shareholders acting in concert (within the meaning under the Takeovers Code), depending on the level of increase in the Shareholder’s interest, could obtain or consolidate control of the Company and thereby become obliged to make a mandatory offer in accordance with Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code.

To the best knowledge of the Directors and according to the register of substantial shareholders interests in Share kept under section 336 of Part XV of the SFO, as at the Latest Practicable Date, Sherman Investment and Mr. Shu Liang Sherman Jen were interested in, respectively, 741,869,909 Shares (representing approximately 54.52% of the issued share capital of the Company) and 1,133,410 Shares (representing approximately 0.08% of the issued share capital of the Company). In the event that the Directors exercise the proposed Share Repurchase Mandate in full and no other Shares would be issued or repurchased following the Latest Practicable Date, the shareholding of Sherman Investment and Mr. Shu Liang Sherman Jen in the Company would be increased to approximately 60.58% and 0.09%, respectively.

Save as aforesaid, the Directors are not aware of any consequences which may give rise to an obligation to make a mandatory offer under Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code. The Directors do not propose to exercise the Share Repurchase Mandate to such an extent which will result in the aggregate number of Shares held by the public shareholders falling below the prescribed minimum percentage required by the Stock Exchange.

8. REPURCHASE OF SHARES MADE BY THE COMPANY

During the six months prior to the Latest Practicable Date, the Company had not repurchased any of the Shares (whether on the Stock Exchange or otherwise).

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited 中國楓葉教育集團有限公司[*]

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 1317)

Notice is hereby given that an annual general meeting (the “ Annual General Meeting ”) of China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held at Falcon Room I, Basement, Gloucester Luk Kwok Hong Kong, 72 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on Monday, 23 January 2017 at 9:30 a.m. for the following purposes:

1. To receive and consider the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the reports of the directors and auditors for the year ended 31 August 2016.

2. To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 August 2016.

3. To consider and approve, each as a separate resolution, if thought fit, the following resolutions:

4. (a) to re-elect Ms. Jingxia Zhang as an executive director of the Company (the “ Director ”);

5. (b) to re-elect Mr. James William Beeke as an executive Director;

6. (c) to re-elect Mr. Howard Robert Balloch as a non-executive Director; and

7. (d) to authorize the board of Directors (the “ Board ”) to fix the respective Directors’ remuneration.

8. To re-appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as the auditors and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration.

* For identification purposes only

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:

1. “THAT:

2. (a) subject to paragraph (b) below, a general mandate be and is hereby generally and unconditionally given to the Directors to exercise during the Relevant Period (as defined below) all the powers of the Company to repurchase its shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”) or on any other stock exchange on which the securities of the Company may be listed and recognized by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Stock Exchange for this purpose, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange or of any other stock exchange on which the securities of the Company may be listed as amended from time to time;

3. (b) the total number of shares of the Company to be repurchased pursuant to the mandate in paragraph (a) above shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution, subject to adjustments according to any subsequent consolidation or subdivision of shares; and

4. (c) for the purposes of this resolution:

“ Relevant Period ” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:

  - (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;

  - (ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the articles of association of the Company (the “ **Articles of Association** ”) or any applicable laws to be held; and

  - (iii) the date on which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders in general meeting.”

1. “THAT:

2. (a) subject to paragraph (c) below, a general mandate be and is hereby generally and unconditionally given to the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) to allot, issue and deal with additional shares in the capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers;

3. (b) the mandate in paragraph (a) above shall authorize the Directors to make or grant offers, agreements and options during the Relevant Period which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;

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• (c) the aggregate number of shares allotted and issued or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted and issued by the Directors pursuant to the mandate in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to:

• (i) a Rights Issue (as defined below);

• (ii) the exercise of options under a share option scheme or a restricted share units scheme of the Company; and

• (iii) any scrip dividend scheme or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association,

shall not exceed 20% of the total number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution, subject to adjustments according to any subsequent consolidation or subdivision of shares; and

• (d) for the purposes of this resolution:

“ Relevant Period ” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:

• (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;

• (ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Articles of Association or any applicable laws to be held; and

• (iii) the date on which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders in general meeting.

“ Rights Issue ” means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of shares of the Company or any class thereof on the register on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares or class thereof (subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to fractional entitlements or having regard to any restrictions or obligations under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction or the requirements of any recognized regulatory body or any stock exchange).”

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As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:

1. “THAT conditional upon the passing of resolutions set out in items 5 and 6 of the notice convening this meeting (the “ Notice ”), the general mandate referred to in the resolution set out in item 6 of the Notice be and is hereby extended by the addition to the aggregate number of shares which may be allotted, issued or dealt with or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, issued or dealt with by the Directors pursuant to such general mandate of an amount representing the aggregate number of shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the mandate referred to in resolution set out in item 5 of the Notice, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution.”

By order of the Board China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited Shu Liang Sherman Jen Chairman and Executive Director

Hong Kong, 20 December 2016

Notes:

1. All resolutions at the meeting will be taken by poll (except where the chairman decides to allow a resolution relating to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands) pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Listing Rules ”). The results of the poll will be published on the websites of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and the Company in accordance with the Listing Rules.

2. Any shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. If more than one proxy is appointed, the number of shares in respect of which each such proxy so appointed must be specified in the relevant form of proxy.

3. In order to be valid, the form of proxy together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a certified copy of that power of attorney or authority, must be deposited at the Company’s share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Delivery of the form of proxy shall not preclude a shareholder of the Company from attending and voting in person at the meeting and, in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.

4. For determining the entitlement to attend and vote at the above meeting, the Register of Members of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, 18 January 2017 to Monday, 23 January 2017, both dates inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, unregistered holders of shares of the Company shall ensure that all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 17 January 2017.

5. For determining the entitlement to the final dividend, the Register of Members of the Company will be closed from Friday, 27 January 2017 to Wednesday, 1 February 2017, both dates inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to qualify for the final dividend, unregistered holders of shares of the Company shall ensure that all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, 26 January 2017.

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